Daily Republican., 1887-06-22
FIFTY YEARS A QUEEN.

FIFTY ykARs a QUEEN.
Opening OF vSct0sis's week OF Jubiiee.
The Parade ut London-1haD ksgtv.
ing Service at Westminster Abbey.
LoNpoN june 2l.-The first day OF
the tifry first ear OF the reign af Q deen
Victoris over Great Britain opened with
perfect summer weather In London. A
iovelier day could not have been desired
for the celebration Of her Majesty's Ju.
bilee. t-
Tne scene 1t westminster Abbey was
most brilliant. Every seat Was allied,
and every person present wss distin.
xuished person. When the Identities
yers enun Grated II seemed a. II every
locality the world over had cent one OF
more Of Its representative person ages To
10 honor to EnRlapd's @ leen on Brit.
aims greatest holiday,
The line of the proceesicn from Buck
ir CHAM Palace TO Westni ninstor Abbey
sas kept by nearly 1900 troops, repre-
,en,ipe al branches Of the eeevice, and
n addition eco boys from naval train.
inr%hips v ere drawn up 1t the bAae oi
the Nelson monument.
The particular feature at Backing.
ham Palace wss that the two services
were equsl'y honored, the Guards lin
'rg one s'dr Of the roadway at Buck
inghAm Palsoe 9etss, And On the other
side the blue jackets were posted.
The first Of the roy al procession wai
com posed OF tho Indian Princes and q
lew minor German Princes. This Wa
veil received by the populace. A few
minutes before IL o'clock the second
part Of the procession left. This was
,om posed Of some fifteen carriages, the
occupants being the King OF Denmark,
the King of Belgium, the King OF 6ax
my. the King OF tho Hsilenes, the
Crown Prince Of Austria, the Crown
Prince Of Portugal, tho Queen Of the
Re- giAns. the Drown Prince OF Greece,
Prince George, Of Greece, tho Grown
Princes OF Austria. and the Grand Duke
Of Meoklen burg StrelitS.
Punotually at IL ID .. m. the Queen
In an open carriage, emerged from the
palace eates. At sight OF her Thousands
Of voices were lifted up In cheers, the
applause being accompanied by the
musio OF the many military bands STA
toned In front Of the palace. The eisb,
horses that drew her Msjssty's carriage
were cream colored and perfect matches
The Queen rode facing the horses, and
sat alone. The Prince Of Wales and
Princess Victoria. the Queens oldest
child. and wife Of the Grown Prince OF
Germany, occupied the other seat In the
csrriass, and sst opposite her Majesty
The Prince OF Wales, the Duke OF Edin
ourgh, the Duke Of Oonnausht, her
SONS; the Grown Prince Imperial oi
G er many, the Marquis OF Lorne, Prince
Jhri.tisn, of Sohleswie Holstein, and
Prince Henry, OF Battenburg. her sons
In law, and Princes Albert Victor and
GEORGE, OF Waller, Prince ALFRED, oi
and Prince William, ol
Prussia, her grandsous, all rode In full
beside the Queens coach ss q
body guard.
The Queen as she left the palace
seemed 10 be In excellent spirits, aud
she smiled and bowed graciously to the
people on every side.
On the procession nearing the Abbey
the troops saluted, guns were fred, the
oplls of the churches rang out merry
peals and flags were run up, the cheer
ing being continued until the Q1een
nad passed into the west door. When
tho Queen reached the Abbey and the
royal procession was forming in the
marquee outside the west door the Stat.
upmpe ers, in gold and crimson uni
forms, executed fapfsres from tn,
organ loft nearly In the cenJre Of ths
-difoe
The Queens advent WAS arranged &c
that she entered the Abbey precisely al
noon.
When the CLERGY at the head of The
royal procession move d into the church
the national anthem was rendered BY
the organ. The music was thrilling
The audtenc. rose unit and lent tbeil
10, 600 voices to accompany the choir
The effect was SO g'and, 80 profound,
that many persons were moved to tears,
1t was at this moment that the Queen
within the doors. After pass
aug through the vettibule her Majesty
vas conducted to the grand dias under
;he lantern tower, where che was sur
rounded by thirty two members Of the
royal family.
The scene In the Abbey when the
Queen entered Was dazzling. Ten
thousand people we're seated. They all
arose, and the women discaI ded their
wraps a-d revealed the fell splendor OF
their besuty and attire.
The Queen was evidently profoundly
impressed with the scene pre- pared Tor
her. She was noticeably pale when she
reached tho dias. She room, however,
recovered and reRsined the bright and
pleasant nepect she had borne all the
morning AS her Majesty entered the
singing OF the anthem censed, and the
professional march from Handel's "Oc.
ca,ior al Oratorio" wAs given bv the
organ during the progress OF the Queen
and Royal family to the dias. When
they were seated the religion services
In the Abbey in commemoration Of the
Queens jubilee were cond uoted accord
ing to the carefully prepared program
The Arch bishop Of Canterbury 81 d the
Dean OF Weftminster a.one conducted
them.
Tho Te Deum Laudamus WAS sung by
the choir to the music composed by the
Prince COMFORT, the Queen having re
quested this. The Lords prayer wae
said and the responses (sdapted to the
occAsion) were intoned. Then followed
tnree special prayers-one Of thanks
giving for the extended reign vouoh.
s.fed Victoria with Its accompanying
blessings to sovereign and people; q
second for continued favors to hel
majesty, and third for Heavens
,avors upon the Prince of Wales, the
Princess Of Wales and all the Royal
,amily. Following the prayers the
Exsudiat Te Dominus" was sung, with
organ ana brass band paniment,
The Dean OF Westminster advanced
10 the altar rails and read the lesson fol
Tue Day First Epistle of Peter, chapter
II, v. 6l8 DIR. Bridges special an
them, selected by the Queen last " 81
a. her Jubilee anthem, was next rem
dered, followed by the choral "Gotha, u
composed by the Prince Consort.
In the rests the National Anthem was
Introduced.
Two more epecial prayers for the de.
,snse OF the faith, the spiritual welfare